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PGA Tour decides new location for Tiger Woods’ Genesis Invitational after LA wildfires

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The PGA Tour is set to move its Genesis Invitational tournament south after deadly wildfires that devastated the city of Los Angeles forced it to be moved from its traditional home, Riviera Country Club.

The Tour made the decision to move the iconic event away from the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, where it has been held a total of 60 times, after wildfires devastated the city.

The Genesis Invitational was scheduled to be hosted by Tiger Woods between February 13 and 16 at the iconic golf course located in Pacific Palisades.

However, the $20 million tournament will now move south to the infamous Torrey Pines in San Diego, according to illustrated sportsas the exclusive enclave of Pacific Palisades lies devastated by the infernos of the past two weeks.

The move has not yet been confirmed by the PGA Tour, but both Sports Illustrated and Golfweek reported that the relocation is pending.

Torrey Pines hosts the Farmers Insurance Open this week, from which several stars have withdrawn, including Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa.

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PGA Tour postponed Tiger Woods’ Genesis Invitational due to Los Angeles wildfires

Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego has reportedly been chosen as the replacement venue

Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego has reportedly been chosen as the replacement venue

Other venues, including PGA West near Palm Springs and TPC Scottsdale, which hosts the WM Phoenix Open the week before Genesis, were reportedly considered as alternative venues.

Golf Digest had first proposed TPC Scottsdale, located in Arizona, as a possible replacement venue, and suggested the course could be in line to do double duty with the WM Phoenix Open scheduled to be held at the Stadium Course this week. former.

It wouldn’t be the first time a golf course has hosted back-to-back Tour events. In 2020, Muirfield Village hosted the Workday Charity Open and the Memorial Tournament in consecutive weeks.

The Genesis, formerly known as the Los Angeles Open, is one of the signature events on the PGA Tour calendar with a prize pool of $20 million.

The tournament was the site of Woods’ PGA Tour debut as a high school student in 1992 and the 49-year-old has hosted the tournament since 2019.

Established in 1926 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, Riviera has hosted a PGA Tour event every year since 1973, with the exception of 1983 and 1998.

Tiger Woods was scheduled to host the PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club.

Tiger Woods was scheduled to host the PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club.

Now, 2025 will also be an exception, as devastating wildfires forced the PGA Tour to take a leave of absence from the nearly 100-year-old course.

The once luxurious and glamorous enclave of Pacific Palisades has been completely razed after a catastrophic fire, one of six to ravage Los Angeles, reduced multimillion-dollar homes to piles of rubble and left the neighborhood in a smoldering apocalyptic inferno.

Riviera is also scheduled to host the 2026 US Women’s Open, golf events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the 2031 US Open.

It also hosted the Los Angeles Open in 1929, 1930 and from 1945 to 1953, along with the 1948 US Open and the PGA Championship in 1983 and 1995.

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